Chloro(2-methylphenyl)[1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]nickel (II) Chemical Properties

Melting point:

173 °C

storage temp. 

2-8°C

form 

Powder

color 

yellow

Sensitive 

air sensitive

InChI

InChI=1S/2C17H11P.C7H7.ClH.Fe.Ni/c2*1-3-9-15(10-4-1)18(17-13-7-8-14-17)16-11-5-2-6-12-16;1-7-5-3-2-4-6-7;;;/h2*1-6,9-12,18H;2-5H,1H3;1H;;/q;;-1;;+2;/p-1

InChIKey

BNPFTYORGXHTBI-UHFFFAOYSA-M

SMILES

[Cl-][Ni+2]1([C-]2=CC=CC=C2C)P(C2C=CC=CC=2)(C2C=CC=CC=2)[C-]23C4=C5C6=C2[Fe+2]27893456C3C2=C7[C-]8(C9=3)P1(C1C=CC=CC=1)C1C=CC=CC=1

Chloro(2-methylphenyl)[1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]nickel (II) Usage And Synthesis

General Description

(dppf)Ni(o-tolyl)Cl is an air stable reagent. Its crystal structure has been investigated by X-ray studies. (dppf)Ni(o-tolyl)Cl can be prepared from (Ph₃P)₂Ni(o-tolyl)Cl. It is widely employed as a precatalyst for various C-N bond formation reactions. Efficacy of (dppf)Ni(o-tolyl)Cl as a precatalyst for the amination of 4-n-butylchlorobenzene with morpholine under various optimized reaction conditions has been investigated.

reaction suitability

core: nickel
reaction type: Cross Couplings
reagent type: catalyst